Table 8. Present value of blue carbon in tidal flats

Location Area (ha) Discount rate (%) PV (106 USD)
$5/ t CO2 e $10/ t CO2 e $20/ t CO2 e $30/ t CO2 e
Ganghwa 35,300 2.0 75.5 151.0 302.0 453.0
4.5 61.2 122.3 244.7 367.0
7.0 51.0 101.9 203.8 305.8
Total area of Korean tidal flat 248,720 2.0 398.6 797.3 1,594.6 2,391.8
4.5 319.1 638.2 1,276.3 1,914.5
7.0 263.1 526.1 1,052.2 1,578.3
PV, present value.